U.S. military women and divorce: Separating the issues

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 250-262

  Kanzler, Kathryn E ^a   Mccorkindale, Amanda C ^b   Kanzler, Laura J ^c  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Little Rock Air Force Base   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Active duty military; Armed forces; Divorce; Female Department of Defense personnel; Marital dissolution; Military environment; Military family; Military women

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052587589     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952833.2011.604866     Document Type: Article

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